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Well not you copernicus, you are a statist.) You say the difference between a land owner and a state is the land owner "legitimately" owns the land. It's just something you've made up.

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No, I dont "say that". A state can also legititmately own land. More importantly absolute respect for property rights is not something "made up" for its own sake. It is a consequence of productive human activity. You can nitpick about whether it is "natural" or not, but without it there is simply no hope for orderly progress and economic growth.

[/ QUOTE ] Then people will agree to respect private property if they value orderly progress and economic growth. It's just freedom.

I know you don't say that a state can't own land. The ACists are saying that. I don't necessarily disagree with them, but I think they are being hypocritical when they think there is any real difference between a state ruling a piece of land and a private person doing it.